Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
259
284
321
351
398
440
444
250
191
204
251
210
164
147
102
102
88
91
91
159
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM1.72m
6:59PM1.91m
7:13AM1.74m
7:50PM1.94m
8:09AM1.76m
8:38PM1.93m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.15m
1:03AM0.27m
1:15PM0.11m
1:58AM0.20m
2:09PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
4
1
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
6
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
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